Holder for paper match folders



- Jan. 5 1937. c. A. MARIEN HOLDER FOR PAPER MATCH FOLDERS Filed F'eb.9, 1935 /N VEN roe.

Patented Jan. 5, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

My invention has relation to improvements in holders for paper matchfolders and it consists in the novel features of construction more fullyset forth in the specification and pointed out in the claims.

The object of the invention is to provide a holder that may be appliedto or made a part of an ash tray, in which holder is embodied a clip ora pair of clips for receiving paper match folders or packets.

A further object of the invention is to construct said holder in asimple manner so that it may be cheaply manufactured, and at the sametime embodying features that will insure an effective grip on the matchpacket. The manner of accomplishing these objects will be betterapparent from a detailed description of the invention in connection withthe accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of an ash tray embodying my improvedholder, in one of the clips of which is disposed a match packet; Fig. 2is an enlarged horizontal section through the holder taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the holder; Fig. 4 is avertical section taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1; and Figs. 5 and 6 areend elevations of modified forms of the invention showing the holderprovided with a suitable spring clip whereby it may be secured to ashtrays equipped with means for holding match boxes.

Referring to the drawing, A represents the typical form of ash tray,inside the bottom a; of which is suitably secured in any desirablemanner a pedestal I for carrying my improved match packet holder H. Inthe present instance, the holder comprises two opposed clips 2, 2stamped in rectangular shape from sheet metal, each of said clips havinga vertically disposed slot 3 dividing the clip into a narrow section 4and a comparatively wide section 5, the narrow section 4 of whichterminates in an outwardly presented marginal flange 6 spaced from thebody of the section 4 so as to provide a channel 1.

The customary packet of matches P includes a cover comprising a strikingstrip 8; between which and the back 9 the matches I0 are secured, thefront of said cover I I being insertable in the customary manner betweenthe base of the matches and the striking strip 8. When the (Cl. 20G-31)packet is to be inserted in my improved holder H the front I I of saidcover is folded back (as shown in Fig. 1) and slipped over the Widesection 5 of the clip, through the slot 3 and on the outside of thenarrow section 4 while the part of the packet P, including the strikingstrip 8, is inserted in the channel 1. Thus, the match packet issecurely held by the clip 2 with the matches I0 exposed so that a matchmay be torn from the packet and drawn across the striking strip 8 whichis also exposed.

By providing the holder H with spring clips instead of the pedestal Ithe holder may be applied to present forms of ash trays, as shown inFigs. 5 and 6.' In Fig. 5 I show an ash tray having a boss I2 for thepurpose of receiving a match box (not shown) to which my improved holderis clamped by means of a spring clamp I3 secured to the bottom of theholder H.

In Fig. 6 I show a slightly different arrangement in the shape of asocket I4 for receiving a box of matches to which my improved holder Hmay be clamped by means of a spring clamp I5 which exerts tensionoutwardly to engage opposite surfaces in the socket I4. It is quiteobvious that other forms of securing means may be provided for theholder H whereby it may be adapted t0 any form of ash tray now in use.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. A holder for match folders comprising a support, a pair of clipplates fixed in spaced relation to said support, corresponding edges onopposite sides of said plates having outwardly presented flanges to formchannels, and each of said plates having a slot open at the top of theplate an-d parallel to the adjacent channel.

2. A holder for match folders comprising a support, a pair of clipplates fixed in spaced relation to said support, corresponding edges onopposite sides of said plates having outwardly presented anges to formchannels, each plate having a slot open at the top of the plate andparallel to the adjacent channel, said slots dividing the plates eachinto two sections of unequal width, the narrower section beingcontiguous the channel of the plate and the wider section lying in aplane spaced outwardly slightly from that of the narrower section.

CHARLES A. MARIEN.

